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- What’s New for the 7th of July: A Passel of Roger Zelazny Reviews, A Write-up of an Irish Pub, Two Pieces of Live Music by Rosanne Cash, Where Irish Coffee Originated, Irish (and a Little Welsh) Music of a Modern Sort
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- What’s New for the 23rd of June: A special edition for the Solstice, Wales in literature and music, and yes, in film.
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Tag Archives: Scottish music
Aly Bain’s First Album, Lonely Bird, and Aly Bain & The BT Scottish Ensemble’s Follow the Moonstone
Alistair Brown wrote this review. I have a vivid memory of Aly Bain at a folk festival in the 1970s. He was taking part in one of these compare and contrast workshops so common in Canadian festivals. On stage with … Continue reading
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Tagged fiddle music, Scottish music
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Smithfield Fair’s Cairdeas (Kinship)
The very first thing I did upon receipt of Smithfield Fair‘s newest effort — aside from popping the disc in my player, of course — was pull out the liner notes and check how many tracks were original compositions. On … Continue reading
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Tagged folk music, Scottish music
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Smithfield Fair’s Highland Call
Completely unfamiliar with Smithfield Fair, I had no idea what to expect on Highland Call, apart from the vague notion that this was some type of contemporary Scottish band whose music may or may not have absorbed some of the … Continue reading
Smithfield Fair’s Winds of Time
Most traditional bands — be they Celtic, Scottish or any variation on the acoustic folk motif — tend to rely heavily on the tried and true for their musical repertoire. How many times has “Black is the Color” or “Scotland … Continue reading
Smithfield Fair’s Burns Night Out!
Mike Stiles wrote this review. Hailing from Louisiana here in the States, Smithfield Fair is an innovative trad-based Scottish trio with an energetic pub style. For this CD they put on their best Broad Scots in homage to the immortal … Continue reading
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The Scottish Power Pipe Band’s Cathcart, and Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band’s The Calling
There exist in the piping world today two kinds of Scottish pipe bands: those that play by the rules of repertoire and those that have an adventurous streak. This review highlights one very ambitious pipe band open to contemporary sound … Continue reading
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Steve McDonald’s Sons of Somerled
Somerled was a 12th century Scottish lord and war leader who helped defend the land from Viking invaders. His grandson founded the largest and most powerful of the Scottish clans, Clan Donald. When New Age musician Steve McDonald of New … Continue reading
Jock Tamson’s Bairns’ Rare
With almost 20 years between their second and third albums, a mere four years waiting for their fourth is less than we had reason to fear. And yes, the lineup is the same as last time: Derek Hoy, John Croall, … Continue reading
Sheila Stewart’s …and time goes on…
Naomi de Bruyn wrote this review. According to the cover notes, the Stewarts of Blair — Sheila, with her mother Belle, father Alec, and sister Cathie — were discovered in 1954. Sheila, whose family were Scottish Travellers, was exposed to … Continue reading
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Bonnie Rideout Scottish Reflections
Bonnie Rideout is a fiddle player with a hugely impressive pedigree. She initially trained in Michigan as a classical orchestral player of both violin and viola, before embarking on a musical and cultural exploration of her Scots ancestry. She has … Continue reading